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Police Investigations Chief Restricts Information Sharing with Shin Bet on Election Probe
The head of the Israel Police Investigations and Intelligence Department, Boaz Belet, has ordered police officers to stop sharing information or providing operational assistance to the Shin Bet regarding the election interference investigation without his explicit approval. The directive, which effectively halts police cooperation on the probe, was issued on Friday, just one day after the first meeting of a joint task force established to investigate suspected election bribery.
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What happened
- 01Police Investigations Chief Boaz Belet ordered officers to halt information sharing and operational assistance to the Shin Bet regarding the election interference probe.
- 02The directive requires all Shin Bet requests concerning the election investigation to be routed through Belet's office for explicit approval.
- 03The dispute centers on investigative authority, with the Shin Bet intending to lead the probe and assigning the police a secondary role.
- 04Police representatives claim the Shin Bet has withheld full case details, sharing only fragments of the gathered intelligence.
- 05The investigation involves suspected foreign funding from Turkey, Qatar, and the Palestinian Authority to influence Israeli elections.
- 06The directive was issued on Friday, immediately following the first meeting of a joint task force investigating election bribery.
- 07Tensions are reportedly heightened by friction between Shin Bet head David Zini and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara.
The directive stems from a severe dispute over authority and leadership in the investigation, which is examining suspicions of foreign funding from Turkey, Qatar, and the Palestinian Authority to influence Israeli elections. According to Mignews, the Shin Bet intends to lead the investigation and assign the police a supporting role, while police representatives claim the Shin Bet has refused to share the full body of case documents, providing only fragments for review.
Under the new directive, all Shin Bet requests regarding the election probe, including assistance with camera footage and investigations, must be routed directly through Belet's office. The ongoing tensions are reportedly exacerbated by friction between Shin Bet head David Zini, who previously presented intelligence on a coordinated foreign interference scheme, and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara.
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